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Sun, 15 Sep 2019 05:06:08 -0700Joomla! - Open Source Content Managementen-gbcoach@dynamiccorridorgroup.com (Imperial Valley News)NIST Team Shows Atoms Can Receive Common Communications Signalshttps://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19621-nist-team-shows-atoms-can-receive-common-communications-signals.html
https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19621-nist-team-shows-atoms-can-receive-common-communications-signals.htmlGaithersburg, Maryland - Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new type of sensor that uses atoms to receive commonly used communications signals. This atom-based receiver has the potential to be smaller and work better in noisy environments than conventional radio receivers, among other possible advantages.
]]>kurt@snsws.com (Laura Ost)Latest NewsMon, 09 Sep 2019 11:40:27 -0700September Historyhttps://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19530-september-history.html
https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19530-september-history.htmlWashington, DC - On September 2, 1864, at the height of the Civil War, General William T. Sherman and his army of 60,000 Union soldiers captured the city of Atlanta. He then sent a telegram to President Lincoln, which said: "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won." It was a critical event -- the rail hub of the Confederacy -- which supplied weapons and food to the forces of the south. In order to completely deny the rebel armies of wartime essentials, Sherman set fire to the city—and widespread doubt--that the War could ever end in a Confederate victory.
]]>kurt@snsws.com (John Grimaldi)Latest NewsSun, 01 Sep 2019 18:51:14 -0700Defining "Residence" Related to Citizenshiphttps://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19490-defining-residence-related-to-citizenship.html
https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19490-defining-residence-related-to-citizenship.htmlWashington, DC - USCIS is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to better define residence in certain situations involving acquisition and transmission of citizenship, and clarify the distinction between U.S. residence and physical presence. In addition, USCIS is updating its policy regarding children of U.S. government employees and U.S. armed forces members employed or stationed outside the United States to explain that they are not considered to be “residing in the United States” for purposes of acquiring citizenship under INA 320.
]]>kurt@snsws.com (IVN)Latest NewsThu, 29 Aug 2019 19:15:47 -0700CBP Officers Apprehend Cruise Ship Deserterhttps://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19459-cbp-officers-apprehend-cruise-ship-deserter.html
https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19459-cbp-officers-apprehend-cruise-ship-deserter.htmlSeattle, Washington - On Monday, August 12, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conducted an enforcement operation regarding the apprehension of an individual identified as a crewmember who deserted a maritime vessel. In 2015 the subject who was a crewmember onboard a cruise ship deserted the vessel without authorization from CBP nor knowledge of the cruise line.
]]>kurt@snsws.com (Border Scope)Latest NewsMon, 26 Aug 2019 18:58:08 -0700President Trump and President Macron of France in Working Luncheonhttps://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19425-president-trump-and-president-macron-of-france-in-working-luncheon.html
https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19425-president-trump-and-president-macron-of-france-in-working-luncheon.htmlBiarritz, France - Remarks by President Trump and President Macron of France in Working Luncheon:
]]>kurt@snsws.com (White House)Latest NewsSat, 24 Aug 2019 19:35:39 -0700NMCP's American Red Cross Youth Volunteer Award Ceremonyhttps://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19394-nmcp-s-american-red-cross-youth-volunteer-award-ceremony.html
https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19394-nmcp-s-american-red-cross-youth-volunteer-award-ceremony.htmlPortsmouth, Virginia - Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) leadership and American Red Cross staff recognized nearly two dozen teenage volunteers for their service at the medical center while participating in the American Red Cross Summer Youth Volunteer Program, August 16. During the ceremony, the teen volunteers were presented with certificates.
]]>kurt@snsws.com (Imani N. Daniels)Latest NewsTue, 20 Aug 2019 20:27:45 -0700Former Bank Executive Found Guilty in $15 Million Construction Loan Fraud Schemehttps://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19384-former-bank-executive-found-guilty-in-15-million-construction-loan-fraud-scheme.html
https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19384-former-bank-executive-found-guilty-in-15-million-construction-loan-fraud-scheme.htmlKansas City, Kansas - A former Kansas bank executive was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday for his participation in a bank fraud scheme to obtain a $15 million construction loan for certain bank customers based upon false and fraudulent representations. The loan was shared among 26 Kansas banks.
]]>kurt@snsws.com (DOJ)Latest NewsTue, 20 Aug 2019 11:28:48 -0700CBP Officers Seize Counterfeit Goodshttps://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19353-cbp-officers-seize-counterfeit-goods.html
https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19353-cbp-officers-seize-counterfeit-goods.htmlChamplain, New York - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Champlain Port of Entry seized a shipment of more than 500 counterfeit Nike ear buds and over 200 counterfeit Eclipse watches. The shipment had a Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) value of $22,599.
]]>kurt@snsws.com (Border Scope)Latest NewsSun, 18 Aug 2019 11:19:15 -0700Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Using Excessive Forcehttps://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19334-police-officer-pleads-guilty-to-using-excessive-force.html
https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19334-police-officer-pleads-guilty-to-using-excessive-force.htmlLake Charles, Louisiana - Robert Hammac, 45, a former officer of the Lake Charles Police Department, pleaded guilty Thursday before U.S. District Judge James D. Cain, Jr., for using excessive force against an arrestee, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph for the Western District of Louisiana, and FBI’s New Orleans Field Office Acting Special Agent in Charge Andrew Anderson.
]]>kurt@snsws.com (DOJ)Latest NewsSat, 17 Aug 2019 12:29:22 -0700CBP Ag Specialists Intercept Asian Gypsy Moth Mass https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19313-cbp-ag-specialists-intercept-asian-gypsy-moth-mass.html
https://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/19313-cbp-ag-specialists-intercept-asian-gypsy-moth-mass.htmlNew Orleans, Louisiana - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture specialists assigned to New Orleans recently intercepted 17 separate Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) masses on the same vessel.
]]>kurt@snsws.com (Border Scope)Latest NewsThu, 15 Aug 2019 11:16:15 -0700